Living in Censorship Central

10 December 2025

A shameful day in Australia’s history.

The day Australia’s under-16s social media ban came into effect. All in the name of children’s “safety”. But it is much, much more than that.

Make no mistake, this is only the beginning.

Before the ban commenced, I wrote my previous post ‘The Great Silencing’ in less than two days. I hastily wanted to let the world know what many ordinary Australians were facing and feeling, from my perspective and experience. I lamented Australia’s ruinous trajectory and also reflected on how far (and fast) we have fallen since this country’s response to the Covid-19 “pandemic”. I recounted how this had affected me personally, and why social media was – and still is – a lifeline for me and so many others.

And now we have graduated to the heights, taking as our crown the title of censorship central of the West. As politicians and other so-called public officials (the servants of the people, supposedly) basked, primped, and pontificated before the cameras of the legacy media today, I felt a heightened sense of urgency. Why do I bother? Because I care about what happens to my freedom, but also the freedoms of my fellow citizens and especially the children. I said it before and repeat it today: Australia is now ripe for the silencing.

It begins surreptitiously and somewhat benignly – “we made it through the first day!”. I even saw posts today by some Australians on Twitter saying that it was no “drama” after all. No big deal. Will we ever learn to look beyond ourselves to see the bigger picture unfolding? The orchestra is only warming up. The audience is lulled for now, but the crescendo is coming.

I was one of many Australians on Twitter who posted goodbyes to our followers before 10 December. After all, I have been on that platform for over six years (since March 2019) and lived through the entire Covid hysteria while connecting with people internationally, so a proper farewell was in order.

But in actuality none of us really knew whether we would face the great pop-up wall of age verification and other demands to continue accessing our accounts the next day. Some of us stayed up until after midnight to see what would happen. We are still online there for now, but I believe we are standing on very shaky and dangerous ground. It was not a case of the boy crying wolf, but rather a matter of time.

As of this writing we still have no idea what Twitter’s next move will be regarding the ban. E-Karen will come knocking on Twitter’s door to demand compliance sooner or later. Early in the piece there seemed to be some glimmer of hope in the form of potential legal action by Twitter, but things have since been eerily silent. Will they or won’t they clamp down on Australian account holders today, tomorrow, the next day, or on another unknown date? As Twitter users, we now have that question hanging over our heads daily.

“Elon Musk’s X calls for delay in Australia’s child social media ban citing ‘serious concerns’ about policy’s lawfulness” – The Guardian, 24 September 2025

“Elon Musk’s X platform has also expressed its opposition to the ban, and has not yet said whether it will comply with the law, amid several ongoing legal disputes with the eSafety commissioner in recent years.” – “Reddit added to Australia’s under-16s social media ban as ‘dynamic’ list of online services grows” – The Guardian, 5 November 2025

Even if we manage to escape for a while, there are bigger plans afoot by the globalist cabal. In Club Grubbery Media’s part 1 and part 2 interview with David A Hughes, academic and author of Wall Street, the Nazis, and the Crimes of the Deep State and “Covid-19” Psychological Operations, and the War for Technocracy: Volume 1 it is clear that censorship is an much-loved psychological warfare tactic repeated throughout history. We are facing the mightiest of battles not only in Australia, but worldwide.

Post-10 December life for those of us who are ‘awake’ in Australia is even more bloated with tyrannical promise. You see, despite all the tickle me pink posts about seemingly surviving the ban on Twitter (today), and the (nervous) feeling of relief as we chortle at stories of under 16s who have thus far managed to fool the system (kids are apparently even uploading pictures of elderly golden retriever dogs for facial age estimation tests), we Australians and people everywhere must return to some harsh realities.

At no time – EVER – should children have to fake their way to what is rightfully theirs (and ours) – the God-given right to freedom of speech. Who is any person to deny another human being that right, when God Himself gives us free will?

As with the fake Covid “vaccine” certificates, having to resort to deception and an underground life in order to freely connect with others online – or simply dare to post an opinion – also means that their innocence is being destroyed.

Moreover, mental health concerns have been raised, with advocates and organisations stating that the ban will worsen anxiety, isolation, and loneliness for people when they no longer have access to their online spaces, communities, friends, and other resources.

A research report by youth mental health service ReachOut revealed that 73 per cent of young people in Australia turn to social media for mental health support, and that the social media ban could cut them off from vital mental health services. ReachOut issued this statement on 10 September 2024 – more than one year before the ban was implemented today – “Leading mental health organisations say proposed ban won’t make social media safe”. Obviously it fell on deaf ears.

In their Submission (dated 22 November 2024) to the Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications regarding the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024, the Australian Human Rights Commission dismissed the effectiveness of a “blanket ban” approach, citing human rights concerns (let’s call it what it is, violations) and other reasons against the ban, including the “Right to Freedom of Expression and Access to Information”, “Privacy Risks for Every Australian” and other pertinent points. You can also read their general statement here: Proposed Social Media Ban for Under-16s in Australia

As a qualified librarian, I can add that during my degree studies it was continually impressed upon us as students that the core of our existence, mission, and work as information professionals was to educate, inform, and facilitate access to information to whoever needed it, in a timely fashion.

Banning is not, and should never be, part of an information specialist’s DNA. Certain content can indeed harm others, and all social media organisations have a duty of care particularly to minors, but banning access to information is anathema, or should be. It denies the information seeker their right to discern what is best for them in making informed decisions. Informed consent. Remember that one? What will be banned next? Books and other information sources?

Social media platforms and governments should instead be pulling out all the stops to bring to justice and (where possible) rehabilitate perpetrators who are preying on and bullying children. Banning all children under 16 from social media presumes they are the criminal rather than the innocent.

But the horse has already bolted…

Now all Australians using the affected platforms at any time online can be cornered, checked, pressured to comply, and deleted at any time. We have given them enough of us, but now they want the rest of us. “D-Day” or C-Day or B-Day (i.e. censorship/ban day) is now every single day of our lives online. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is coercion. Again. The morphing of the Covid madness and “vaccine” mandates continue – the gift that keeps on giving.

“Show us your papers”

“Take a video selfie to verify your age”

“Scan your ID”

Someone said to me today that from now on when they log in to Twitter (or another social media platform on the ban list), they will always be taken back to that time when unvaccinated people would potentially be rejected for not showing a “vaccine” certificate. We would walk into a shop or other venue in 2021 not knowing what would happen. It certainly does feel like that. On a whim we could be silenced indefinitely, unless we comply. Can you see it?

Australia needs a healthy reality check now more than ever. We would do well to more frequently use that beautiful old British expression: “bugger off”. Our freedoms online are wafer-thin. Don’t take it for granted.

And oh, I’ll be saying goodbye to my Twitter followers every day from now on, because you never know when that dreaded dialogue box could pop up at any moment – that wall of censorship is hovering.

11 December 2025 – An Addendum

I told you it was coming, and here we are. Twitter and now surprisingly Substack have both released confirmations that they will comply with Australia’s Online Safety Act 2021 from 10 December 2025. To say this is disappointing is an understatement.

At this stage I do not know about my future on Twitter or Substack. I hope I can somehow remain, however if I do not (and in any scenario) please subscribe and follow me here at my original ongoing blog for The MuSinGer: https://musings.music.blog/ and my music channel at Rumble: rumble.com/c/TheMuSinGer1.

In this exhausting and never-ending game of cat and mouse in sustaining our rights and freedoms, I appreciate your support.

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